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The complete resource for all your soft furnishings projects
Learn to make your own beautiful soft furnishings 
Our step-by-step sewing guides provide complete, easy to follow instructions for making cushions, curtains, roman blinds and more!
These popular, tried and tested guides share our 20 years of experience making beautiful soft furnishings for clients and teaching over 250 sewing enthusiasts at our courses. Our Teach Yourself Guides are ideal for all levels, beginner to advanced, covering the basics through to stylish design variations.
The guides are available to buy online and download instantly. Read more >
Customer Reviews
Our customers' feedback speaks for itself: "Thank you so much for the CD its fabulous, with the help of your instructions I have managed to interline, line and buckram head my first pair of curtains. They look lovely." Marion from Gosport
"Your site is excellent and your instructions are thorough and easy to follow! Thanks." Helen from Maryland USA.
 
Beautifully simple cream pin-tucked and piped cushion
Plain faux suede beige top stitched border cushion and contrasting red and cream piped cushion
Contemporary gold silk single pleat hand-stiched headed curtains
Curtains made easy!
Times are tough but it doesn't have to cost a fortune to give a fresh look to your home with new curtains. How about making your own? Perhaps you'd like help building your sewing confidence or want to move on to more advanced designs? Our complete two part Teach Yourself Curtains guide covers every stage of the design, preparation, cutting out, making up and installation process.
Teach Yourself Curtains >
 

Learn to make stunning curtains and pelmets with a truly professional finish
Pelmets, blinds and curtains combine to make stunning window dressings
Be bold with trendy patterned fabrics to create stunning effects on cushions
Even the smallest window can benefit from a roman blind and stiff pelmet
Use scatter cushions to add interest and different textures to a bedroom theme

Teach yourself soft furnishings

Download our FREE sewing guide for beginners
Read about design and fabric choices for your soft furnishings
Learn to make soft furnishings with our unique step-by-step downloadable sewing guides
Use proven interior design tips to style your home 
Special Offer - Half price guides
Buy two of our sewing guides with the second at HALF PRICE! Learn to make cushions and roman blinds for as little as £13.48. Take a look >
A whole range of useful articles
Our feature articles cover a wide range of topics from working with different fabrics to setting in a zip.
Focus on cushion making
Once you've mastered the basics move on to more advanced design options
 
Now that we're all tightening our belts, how about dusting off the sewing machine instead of buying new cushions?
Cushion making is easy with our helpful tips and two popular Teach Yourself Cushions guides!
Use colourful cushions to spice up your interior or even your garden
 

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